* Please consult /var/log/genkernel.log for more information and any
* errors that were reported above.

* Report any genkernel bugs to bugs.gentoo.org and
* assign your bug to genkernel@gentoo.org. Please include
* as much information as you can in your bug report; attaching
* /var/log/genkernel.log so that your issue can be dealt with effectively.
*
* Please do *not* report compilation failures as genkernel bugs!
*

This is a known problem with 2.6 kernels on alpha when you enable too many drivers / features. You should file a bug on https://bugs.gentoo.org if you're using the default genkernel configuration. If not, disable some drivers and try again.

could you provide me some URL about this 'known bug' ?
I already opened a bug against several prebuild Debian kernels: I cant find any 2.6-SMP able to stand until the point to mount / ...

I am now wondering if this bug is inherent to 2.6 ?
SMP on Alpha ? obviously not since 2.4-SMP work fine.
my box ?
dual EV56 ?
my SRM ? - which I am trying to upgrade since now 3 weeks.

I have now about 24h of testing to do before being able to provide any usable conclusion for forums ...

No links unfortunately but I've been experiencing this bug myself when building install cd kernels.

Regarding 2.6 kernels and SMP I'd suggest using <2.6.10 kernels as 2.6.10 and 2.6.11 is known to be quite broken when using SMP. I haven't been able to test newer kernels on SMP boxes so I can't say if the SMP problems are fixed yet.